The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1887-01-21
CHAPTER. Ky
ON THE. MARCH,

turl,v soil with little hit Of pardOnahie o.
tc,:atoE Every one looked upon 1t IL, tie
,ral beginhin, of its military career. When
the transport was securely tied up 1t the
wharf tc colonel mounted his horse. drew
hi, sword, placed himself at the head Of the
regiment, and gave the command "Forwald.'
Eleven hundred superb young.tellows, marcia,
in. four abreast, with bayonets fixed and
ml,Ects at fright shoulder Shift" strobe up
the bank after him and went into line of
battle at the top. where lie made II short.
soldierly Speech the drums rolled. the cools
dipped the men checrel, and the band played
"Star Spangle;l Ba,incr' and "Dixic."
Three years later the tv hundred survivors
Of this number, returning from their veteran
furlough," without band and with their
tattcrcl colors carefully cascd, came OF a
O word other than u little grumblin,, at the
trouble Of disposing of some baggage, marched
swiftly and silently ZIP the bank, and disap
peared before any one fairly realized that
they were there So n,,,c!, had time and war
taught them.
"Now our work may lie said to be fairly
begun" said the colonel, turning from the
contemplation Of his regiment and scanning
anxiously the tops of the distant line of en-
circling hills, us if he expected to SEQ there
signs Of tho Confcdcratcs in strong force
All the rest initiated his example, and studied
the horizon solicito,,sly "Anl l expect we
shall have plenty OF it, continued tho
colonel.
mo doubt of that" answered the major.
"They shy the Confederatcs are filing KEN
lucky with troops, and going to fight for
every foot of the CID dark and bloody ground.
think VIC will have to earn all we ret Of it,"
"ro-day's papers report" Joined i'll Surgeon
Denslow, "that Gen. Sherman says it will
take zoo 900 troops to redeem Kentucky"
"Yes," broke in the colonel testify, and
the same papers agree in plonouncing Sher-
man crazy. But no matter how many or
how few it takes. That's none of our affair."
We've got 100 good men in ranks, and we're
going to do all that |, 100 good men can do
God Almighty and Abe Lincoln have got to
take care of the rest"
1t will be seen that the colonel was Il very
practical soldier.
For days the regiment marched steadily on
through the wonderfully lovely Blue Grass
region, toward the interior of the state, with
out coming into the neighborhood of any
The turnpike, hard and smooth us a city
pavement, wound over and around romanti,
hl!ls-hills crowned with cedar and evergreen
| laurel, and Scared with cliffs and caverns
| 4 passed through forests, aromatic with rip
rn'n% nut, and changing; leaves, and .s.cyiou:
III i!'r culo!s OF early autumn, Then its co,rs.
"o"it traverse farms Of gracefully und,lat
l',s acres, bounded by substantial stone wall,
E&'""l 10y winding streams, OF pure sprin,
"A"', rertorin, around great roony Houses
WAN huge outside rli,nncy> and broa,
uii'' rs. and with Il train of humble ncyr
'Ahn'N ~ the rear. The horses were proud
?pln;, il"rou:,hhrrls, the women comcl,
and spirited. the men ,liyniiicd and athletic
anl AK s'+,!"! well fed and comfortable. Til
r'.!irS ~ the places along the route recallc
10 Harry 5 memory al he had ever, read q
The desperate battles and masslcrcs and sing
handed encounter, OF Daniel Boone and hi
associates will, the Indians in the early Iii
tory OF the country.
AZ last the regiment halted under the GRAZ,
Old berches and hickories of tho famm
lamp Dick Robinson, in the heart of til
blue Grass region. In this most picturesou
part OF the lovely Kentucky River vale
they spent the bright days of October YER
| uc'iThtiuly.
Nature is us kindly and graciou; in ccntr
Kentucky rs in any part Of the globe upo
which her sun shines, and she seemed to |
on h"r best behavior, that she might du]
impress the northern visitors,
1t WAS the very poetry Of soldering, IN
larry began to forget the miscres of life
Il camp OF instruction, and to believe TIN
There was much to hc enjoyed, even in Il
Etr OF an enlisted man.
sherc was enough excitement in camp
prevent any danger of cnnui The prob
"'Iiy OF tat,l" gave the daily drills an j
, 't'rSt that they never could gain in Ohio II
, .,"'NH ''n'e'icvatos were numerous and d
t'''i'' anu Kept mp such demonstrations as l.
, 10 continual aiprehc,lSions of an attack, n,
''&Nnen'S came in constantly. aud were =,
rcW'l with enthusiasm. Kentucky and +,
'""neSs'c !oyal'>t>, tall. gau,t. Ions. hair